A Brazilian Supreme Court justice extended the voting time by two hours in the presidential election.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
Multiple tier1 outlets (Reuters, AP, BBC) confirm that Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin extended Brazil's October 25, 2026 presidential runoff voting by two hours, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Brasilia time, after a request from Lula's campaign; the claim matches the passage's wording.
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… Um, but something weird happened, right? Something weird happened. So they in Brazil, they have this deadline for your elections, right? Like, at, you know, let's call it 8 p.m., done. No more counting votes. That's it. Well, something happened to where they were able to get a Supreme Court justice to extend the voting, um, for two hours. And the Supreme Court justice just so happened to be Lula's personal lawyer. Also, they have a history there. And, ah, extended the voting by two hours. Voting got extended two hours. Next thing you know, um, you got Lula winning, right? …
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports that Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin accepted Lula's campaign request and extended polls by two hours, closing at 7 p.m. instead of 5 p.m.[1]
Supports. The BBC live coverage states that the Supreme Court issued a two-hour extension to voting hours in the runoff, with polls now closing at 19:00 local time.[3]
Supports. AP reports that a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours caused chaos at polling places, and that Bolsonaro later refused to concede.[2]
Context. Sources note the extension was requested by both campaigns and that Zanin acted on Lula's complaint about bus transportation in Bahia cities; the TSE president said the ruling did not affect the outcome.[4][5]
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5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hoursreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff as extended ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Brazil elections: Polls remain open after last-minute extension in election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro's sonbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Brazil's election left hanging as judge extends vote after ...scmp.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Court-ordered voting extension sparks election controversyvalorinternational.globo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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